Railway-track attachment.



H. A. FBLTUS.

RAILWAY TRACK ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22. 1913.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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APPLICATION FILED D110. 22. 1913.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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UNITED HENBiY A. FELTUS, GF-'"*INIIEAPOLIS, MINIIESDTA.

RAII=RVAY-TRACK ATTAHMENT To all whomit may concern Be it known that I, Henry A. FELTUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Min neapolis, in the county of Hennepin ami State of Minnesota. have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in hallway Track Attachments. of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railway track cross over, derailment and rerailnimit means, its object. being to provide a construction which may he quickly set up in connection with rails for either cross over. derailment or rcrailment purpose To this end the invention con. 5 in the construction. combination. and arranp'ement of parts hereinafter described and c aimef i In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification. Figure 1 is a plan a track showing my invention in view or connection therewith for derailment and rerailment purposes; Figs. 2', 3, and 4 are detail views of coiiperating members of my invention; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a track showing my invention arranged in cooperation therewith for cross over purposes; and Fig. 6 is a similarview to 1 looking down the track from the opposite dircc' tion.

Referring to the drawings, A and A represent parallel rails of a track. In carrying out my invention I employ the special parts B, C, and D shown specificallyin Figs. s. 3, and 4. the part B, hereinafter termed the point member, is brought to a thin (also 2 at one end and formed on its sides with longitudinal ribs 3 to fit into the side groove The member C, hereinafter termed the frog member, is formed with a tread widened and brought to a thin edge at its end 5. The frog member (I which is vertical, of general rail construction, is

formed on each side with. a horizontal rib b to fit into a corresponding groove 4 in the rail. The member D, hereinafter termed the terminal member is, shown. of vartically general'rail construction. with its upper face or tread portion 7 curved downwardly to a comparatively thin edge at the and 8. It will be noted that the members B, C and D are constructed similarly upon opposite sides so as to allow them to be ar- Specification efLettez-s Patent.

Yntcnted Jan. 1.9, 1915'.

Application filefi December 22. 1913. eerie! Ego. 808,185.

ranged in connection with either side of :1 Corresponding rail; hereinafter pointed out.

in utilizing my features of invention for ,railrnent purposes 1 secure a point mem-' be. B along the inner face of one rail as by the securing devices 9 with the tapered edge of the point member B contacting with the side edge of the rail. 1 then secure to the. opposite end of the point member, as by bolted straps it one or the terminal memhers i), the member B being held in relationship with the rail bylsuitable fastening means 9. I then position the frog member C upon the out s side of the opposite mil with the widened. end of the flange 5 over iapping the tread of the rail, the frog memher being secured in this position as by .he 'iastcning means 9. To the opposite end of the frog member 3: secure as by the holdingstraps 20 one of the terminal members D, the terminal inemher being held in relationship with the adiacent rail as by' the fastening' means ilhe members are thus in position. to serve in the ordinary manner as a derailment or rerailment attachment. In (lair-ailing. as the wheels of the car pass along the rails A and A they will run over the point and frogs. respectively, to the terminal members causing derailment. Similarly the car can be pulled up onto the rails by guiding the wheels over theterminal members. The point and frog membersbcing similar I n the two sides nay bc a rranged in connection with the file of they rails opposite to that shown in Fig. i. I niinai members can be disp nsed with.

Where i utilize my features of invention for cross over purposes to form a spur track 1 arrange the same as shown in Fi'g. In this use I secure a point membe' and a frog member in connection with the two rails in a'similar manner to that sh wn in Fig. 1. except that thimembers will ordinarily be turned out from thc raih at a greater angle. The point member islconnci-tcd through an intermediate rail member 11 with a frog member 12 which overlaps the opposite rail as shown in Fig. At thepointwvhcre the frog member o erlaps the rail. 1 secure to the opposite side of the overlapped rail another point member B connected with a con in derailm nt the tertinuing ordinary rail member 11, thus con stituting the inner rail of the cross over track. The outer rail of the cross over track is formed by securing a frog member C to the outer side of the track A? parallel with the first mentioned point member. To the last mentioned frog member is secured an ordinary rail 11 in position parallel with the inner rail to constitute the outer rail of the cross over traelc. It will. be apparent that the parts may be arranged upon opposite sides of each rail to that shown in Fig 5, to cause the cross over track to run from the main track in the opposite direction. It will also be apparent that the angle at which the'eross over traeh leaves the main track "will he determined by the length of the rail seetioninterposed between'the point member and frog member included in the inner side of the cross over track.

As will be evident I secure by the members B, C, and D parts which are interclnmgeabl y annlicahle for derailmenh rel-ailment and are over purposes, Withthe same point and frog; nien'ihers that are utilizable ,in the de' i'ailment use being also usable in the cross has also been pointed out the rating members are utilizaupon either side of the rail, sons to make possible derailment or rerailmentfrom able to said first members, all of said memhers having corresponding side faces for the purpose set forth. y

2. In combination with a railway track, means for forming a diversion oi" said track comprising a point member 13 tapcredat one end to fit against the inner side of: one rail and centrally ribbed to [it i'lnderneath the tread thereof, and a frog member ,0 formed at one end with a top flange 5 overlapping the opposite rail, said frog member 1 being similarly formed upon opposite sides and having said flange extend from opposite sides, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

HENRY A. FELTUS.

Witnesses H. S. JonNsoN, H. SwANsoN; 

